Gang rape of 36 women and girls, 15, recorded between April 2023 and October 2024
*Woman being torn off and attacked from a nursing baby and beaten when an 11-year-old boy tried to help his mother.
* RSF soldiers tied the woman to a tree before raping her as others saw it – “It was the most frightening day of my life.”
*For survivors, reductions to critical USAID-funded programs reduced prospects for accessing comprehensive sexual health care
*’ RSF attacks on civilians are coronavirus, embarrassing and countries that support the RSF include supplying weapons, supplying stocks with embarrassment.
Rapid Support Force (RSF) has been inflicting widespread sexual violence on women and girls throughout the two years of Sudan’s civil war, humiliating, controlling and ousting communities around the country. RSF atrocities, including rape, gang rape and sexual slavery, are full of potential war crimes and crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said in a new, 34-page report.
Report “They Rapeed All of Us: Sexual Violence against Women and Girls in Sudan,” documents RSF soldiers who raped or ganged other forms of sexual violence in four Sudan states between April 2023 and October 2024. Liquid or sharp blades, and murder.
Deplose Muchena, senior director of regional human rights impact at Amnesty International, said:
“The RSF attacks on Sudanese women and girls are aimed at getting sick, despaired and the greatest humiliation. They target civilians, especially women and girls, who have unimaginable cruelty during this war.
“The world must act to stop the RSF atrocities by thwarting the flow of weapons to Sudan, putting pressure on leadership to end sexual violence, and explaining perpetrators, including top commanders.
“The fear of sexual violence in the RSF is overwhelming, but the cases documented among refugees represent only a small part of the possible violations could be committed. The RSF attacks on civilians are shameful and embarrassing, countries that support them, including supplying weapons, shared shame.
“The international response to the suffering of Sudanese women and girls is being condemned. The world cannot protect civilians, provide adequate humanitarian assistance or be held responsible for these crimes.
Violence and war crimes eruptions since April 2023
The Sudan civil war broke out between the RSF and Sudanese forces (SAF) in April 2023, killing tens of thousands of people and now chasing more than 11 million people. Both sides have committed serious violations of international humanitarian law, some of which amount to war crimes, including sexual violence against women and girls.
For the report, Amnesty interviewed 30 people, primarily with relatives of survivors and survivors from Ugandan refugee camps. All survivors and witnesses identified RSF fighter jets as perpetrators. The use of RSF for sexual violence throughout the conflict and throughout Sudan, coupled with the fact that many attacks took place in the presence of other soldiers, victims and other civilians, indicates that perpetrators were not forced to hide the crime and were not afraid of a response.
RSF did not respond to Amnesty’s request for comment.
“The most frightening day of my life”
All survivors of sexual violence interviewed explained how the attack caused major physical or mental harm and had a devastating effect on the family. Everything ran away from home.
In Nyara in Southerfour, RSF soldiers tied the woman to a tree before raping her as others were watching. “It was the most terrifying day of my life,” she said.
Three RSF soldiers gang-raped by three RSF soldiers raped a woman in front of their 12-year-old daughter and step-sisters on Gezilla’s tick. “It was very humiliating,” the woman said. “I feel it’s broken.”
Many survivors said RSF soldiers raped them on suspicion of being a member of the SAF. The female medical workers said that if the RSF units were unable to save the injured soldiers, they raped them. In such cases, the nurse said 13 soldiers had acquitted her northward and forced her to treat a seriously injured man before raping the gang, leaving her unconscious.
Amnesty has discovered two cases of sexual slavery in Khartoum. This includes a woman who said the RSF troops had raped her prisoner in her home for a month and raped her almost daily.
Survivors said anyone who resisted rape included an 11-year-old boy, including a be-beat, torture, other abuse, or murder, or 11-year-old boy who tried to help his mother.
“Criticisable” response
Similarly, the global response is shameful as victims and survivors lack both medical care and justice.
Due to continued combat and fear of stigma and retaliation, no survivors accessed timely post-rape care or reported attacks on Sudanese authorities. Some suffer from kidney pain, irregular periods, difficulty walking, or long-term psychological trauma. Children suffer from nightmares when they see their relatives raped.
As refugees, all survivors said their priorities were to receive treatment for injuries or illnesses injured by the RSF, or for health conditions that occurred in captivity. However, cuts in critical USAID-funded programs have reduced the likelihood of access to comprehensive sexual healthcare.
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Survivors also called for justice and accountability. One woman raped in Omdurman said, “Women have not led or participated in this war, but the ones who suffer the most are women. I will make the whole world know about the suffering of Sudanese women and girls, and ensure that all the bad men who raped us will be punished.”
The UK government will hold a meeting on April 15th
The UK government is scheduled to hold a ministerial-level international Sudan conference in London on April 15th.
Sacha Deshmukh, CEO of Amnesty International UK, said:
“Getting together international leaders has not come at a more important time for the UK to defend the protection of women and girls from the Sudan conflict. However, the UK’s own dramatic aid reduction plan is deeply concerned and sets a poor example. It continues to prioritize funding for the most at-risk people.”
